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As Trump squeezes, can de Villepin give new backbone to France?
Europe

As Trump squeezes, can de Villepin give new backbone to France?

For the former foreign minister, Emmanuel Macron’s equivocation on Iran is a retreat from the Gaullist tradition of French strategic autonomy

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Europe

France and Germany launch Europe's nuclear Plan B

NATO will still be under the US umbrella, but faith in Washington appears to be wobbling

On Iran, Spain's Sanchez rises above the bowed heads of Europe
Europe

On Iran, Spain's Sanchez rises above the bowed heads of Europe

The prime minister called Trump's war illegal and is not being bullied into joining operations or making equivocal statements of support

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Europe

Flattery is for fools: Can Euros stand up to Trump — and win?

There is no reason why they cannot turn the president into an asset without embarrassing themselves

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Europe

Is the EU already trying to sabotage new Ukraine peace plan?

The goal appears not to be a better peace, but to hollow out the American proposal until it becomes unacceptable to Moscow

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Europe

Europe's center is crumbling as nationalism surges

Driven by war fatigue and economic strain, voters are punishing governments they view as prioritizing far away causes